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  China defends its decision of blocking India's UN bid to ban Masood Azhar

  World | April 16, 2016 21:16 IST

  China on Friday defended its decision to once again block India's bid at the UN to ban JeM Chief and mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack

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  Plea to UN to declare Ambedkar Jayanti 'World Equality Day'

  World | April 14, 2016 13:26 IST

  United Nations: As the UN celebrated B.R. Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary by examining the relevance of his legacy to its global development goals, the world body heard a plea to declare April 14, the birthday

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  B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed at UN

  World | April 09, 2016 21:14 IST

  New York: The permanent mission of India to the UN in New York will host a special event to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar -- jurist, economist, politician, social reformer and

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  India has taken up Masood Azhar issue with China at a ‘fairly high level’: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar

  India | April 06, 2016 18:06 IST

  Over a month after Beijing blocked India’s bid at the United Nations to have Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar declared as a terrorist, India has now said that the matter has been taken up with China at a “fairly high level”.

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  UN approves toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years

  World | March 02, 2016 21:54 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades today, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on

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  UN human rights chief welcomes Obama's plan to close Guantanamo

  World | February 24, 2016 11:21 IST

  Geneva: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein welcomed the just announced plan of the US to close Guantanamo, saying that he hope no further obstacles are placed in the way

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  Kim Jong may be held accountable for crime against humanity says UN rights expert

  World | February 16, 2016 7:34 IST

  Geneva: UN human rights expert on North Korea wants supreme leader Kim Jong Un to know that he and other senior officials can be held accountable if they are found responsible for crimes against humanity

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  Starving Syrian teen died 'in front of our eyes': UN agency

  World | January 20, 2016 7:34 IST

  Beirut: The U.N. children's agency said Friday that it witnessed the death of a teenager who died of starvation "in front of our eyes," as well as several cases of severe malnutrition among children trapped

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  Over 800 Iraqis killed in November, says UN mission

  World | December 02, 2015 7:34 IST

  United Nations: A total of 888 Iraqis were killed and 1,237 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in November, a UN spokesman said here on Tuesday."That toll includes nearly 500 civilians

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  United Nations launches campaign for action on violence against women

  India | November 25, 2015 19:24 IST

  United Nations: India's iconic India Gate and the Delhi Metro will join hundreds of monuments across the world that will be illuminated as part of a UN effort to galvanise support for global action to

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  UN seeks independent probe into Nepal violence

  World | November 24, 2015 23:09 IST

  Geneva: The UN today demanded an independent probe into the spiralling violence in Nepal over the new Constitution opposed by Indian-origin Madhesis and ascertain facts amid concerns that Nepalese authorities have used excessive force against

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  Terrorists killed over 700 Iraqis in October: UN

  World | November 03, 2015 10:55 IST

  United Nations: At least 714 Iraqis were killed and 1,269 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in October, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here on Monday.While addressing a daily news

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  UN urges Libya rival parties to reach agreement

  World | November 03, 2015 7:10 IST

  Tripoli: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on Libyan rival parties to redouble efforts to reach a political agreement and form a unified national government, according its statement issued on Monday."The

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  India, Indonesia should work together at UN, WTO: Hamid Ansari

  India | November 02, 2015 21:29 IST

  Jakarta: Emphasising that India and Indonesia share similar aspirations, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said the time is ripe for the two countries to work together in international forums like the WTO and the UN

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  Global conference on religions in Indore from today

  India | October 24, 2015 10:21 IST

  Global conference on religions in Indore from todayIndore: Nearly 1,000 delegates, including 100 religious leaders drawn from different parts of the world, are expected to take part in an international conference on religions beginning here

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  Iran's missile test may have violated UN resolution: White House

  World | October 14, 2015 7:25 IST

  Washington: "Strong indications" showed that Iran's test of a new precision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday violated a UN Security Council resolution, the White House said on Tuesday."We've got strong indications that those missile tests did

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  India dismayed at lack of transparency in UN peace operations

  World | October 13, 2015 10:23 IST

  United Nations: India has expressed its strong dismay at the lack of accountability and transparency in the framing of peacekeeping mandates by the UN Security Council, saying this “failing” by the world body is resulting

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  Azam Khan seeks UN intervention into 'miseries' of minorities, writes to Ban Ki-moon

  National | October 05, 2015 23:37 IST

  Lucknow: Amid outcry over lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man in Dadri, senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today sought intervention of United Nations to look into the "miseries" of minorities in India.In a letter

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  Has India achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set by UN in 2000?

  India | October 01, 2015 15:54 IST

  There was considerable excitement last week when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the new set of 17 goals for sustainable development. These goals replace the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) adopted by the UN in 2000.These MDGs are to

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  UN Sustainable Development Summit: All you need to know

  World | September 26, 2015 17:24 IST

  United Nations : The Sustainable Development Summit at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York has started from Friday, ahead of the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders that begins on Monday.Leaders of